In the early hours of the morning, a couple are bundled up warmly against the freezing temperatures, wrapped in each other’s arms as they make their way through the deserted streets of Madrid.
The tall, dark, handsome gentleman and his beautiful companion were Spain’s heir to the throne, Crown Prince Felipe, and his wife, the former newsreader Crown Princess Letizia.
Seemingly in a world of their own, without bodyguards or the restraints of protocol – and with their two young daughters, Leonor, seven, and Sofia, five, tucked up in bed – the two were inseparable on their night out, his arm lovingly placed around her shoulder, and her fingers entwined in his.
They were stepping out for a romantic dinner in the city centre on the eve of Crown Prince…